There is nothing better than pulling a warm tray of cookies out of the oven – with the exception, maybe, of pulling one giant warm cookie out of the oven. This skillet cookie is not only a delicious new way to get your cookie on, it’s also a gluten-free and Paleo-friendly treat that’s made with seriously wholesome ingredients.
With just a handful of pantry staples (like dark chocolate, duh) and roughly thirty minutes, this big warm cookie is all yours. All of it!
Buying the Ingredients
Traditional chocolate chip cookies are made with white flour, loads of white and brown sugar, and butter. Although as soul soothing as those cookies may be (especially if made by your grandma), there’s a more nutritious way to make them.
This skillet cookie is made with almond flour, maple syrup, nut butter, coconut oil, and dark chocolate – all very delicious (and healthy) ingredients.
Almond flour is made by blanched and finely ground almonds and is a rich source of protein, healthy fats, and vitamin E. As opposed to almond meal, almond flour has a finer and less gritty consistency. Make sure to use the latter in this recipe.
Maple syrup is a deliciously sweet alternative to white sugar. In small amounts, maple syrup does contain nutrients such as iron, calcium, and zinc. Look for a 100 percent pure organic maple syrup, without any added coloring or sugars. Maple syrup impostors such as those often labeled as “pancake syrup” are made with mostly high fructose corn sup and artificial flavorings and are not what you should be baking with — or pouring on pancakes.
The nut butter in this recipe is a creamy and nutritious way to reap healthy fats and a soft cookie texture. Any sort of creamy nut butter will do in this skillet cookie recipe including almond, peanut, sunflower, and cashew butter.
Using a bar of high quality dark chocolate, at least 70 percent cacao solids or higher, provides hearty chocolate chunks and a heavenly flavor to this skillet cookie. Unlike milk chocolate, dark chocolate contains more of the beneficial nutrients (including antioxidants to support whole body health). Look for an organic bar of dark chocolate made with fair-trade growing and harvesting processes.
Although this recipe uses an organic egg, substituting with a flax egg is an easy way to make this skillet cookie recipe vegan.

Kitchen Prep
Like cookie batter, this cookie skillet batter and recipe comes together in a cinch. Simply preheat the oven, grease skillet, and make the batter.
When using a skillet make sure to use a cast iron skillet, stainless steel skillet, or nontoxic nonstick skillet. Many cooking skillets can be made with questionable ingredients, so it’s best to use the least toxic one as possible. For this reason, I’m partial to cast iron, which conducts heat easily and doesn’t off-gas chemicals. Plus, it can last you for years and years if properly cared for. If you lack an 8-inch skillet, you can also use a glass-baking dish or cake pan.

How to Make a Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Recipe adapted from Rachael DeVaux of Rachel’s Good Eats

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Ingredients

1 organic egg

3 Tbsp maple syrup

¼ cup coconut oil

⅓ cup nut butter of choice

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup almond flour

½ tsp baking soda

2/3 cup of a dark chocolate bar, roughly chopped

¼ tsp flaky sea salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease an 8-inch skillet with a bit of coconut oil.

Place coconut oil and nut butter into a small saucepan and heat on low. Stir mixture often, until coconut oil and nut butter and melted and incorporated together.

In a small bowl whisk together egg, maple syrup, melted coconut oil and nut butter, and vanilla extract. Stir in almond flour and baking soda and mix until combined. Fold in half of the chocolate, roughly chopped until incorporated.

Flavor Tips
Although this chocolate chip skillet cookie is pure perfection in its traditional form, it can get a little fancy, too.
Change up the flavor of the cookie by replacing the chocolate with ¼ cup rolled oats and a handful of raisins to make an oatmeal raisin version of this cookie.
Other additions include coconut flakes, chopped nuts, or even fresh raspberries or blueberries to dot the top of the skillet before baking.
A delicious and easy way to change up the flavor of this cookie is by changing the bar of dark chocolate you use. Find an organic version that adds in cayenne for a spicy cookie with a kick, or look for a bar that’s made with a hint of sea salt and caramel to take this cookie over to the delicious salty sweet side.
Whatever kind of additions you choose, this skillet cookie is sure to become a new favorite way to eat chocolate chip cookies.
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Photos by Kate Gavlick

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Kate Gavlick
Kate is a Nutritionist with a Master’s of Nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon and the blogger and photographer of Vegukate. Kate believes in nourishing the whole body with real, vibrant foods that feed the mind, body, soul, gut, and every single little cell. Her philosophy is simple when it comes to food and nourishment: cut the processed junk, listen to your body, eat by the seasons, eat plates and bowls filled with color, stress less, and enjoy every single bite. When she’s not cooking in her too tiny Portland kitchen, Kate can be found perusing farmer’s markets, doing barre classes, hiking, reading, and exploring.

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